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=__Historical Context__= Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his speech, titled "I Have A Dream" on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in 1963. Effectively utilizing metaphors and his impressive skills of rhetoric and public speaking, he imparted the message that the equality envisioned with the Emancipation Proclamation was far from existence in the "United" States. The speech followed non-violent protests organized by himself and other activists, as well as recent Supreme Court decisions that were offering more rights to African Americans (Brown v. Board). He made it known that the time for the nation to move above racism was now. A year after his delivery of this speech, MLK Jr. received the Noble Peace Prize.

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S- 1) MLK, Jr. 2) Member of the executive committee of the NAACP, where he organized the bus boycotts and other effective forms of protest. 3) In 1957 he was elected president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, an organization formed to provide new leadership for the then growing civil rights movement. 4) Preached nonviolent protest for justice, as inspired by Gandhi.

P- 1) Advocating desegregation and expressing he and his supporters’ desire for a united nation. 2) The African American population in the US was being deprived of its rights promised in the Emancipation Proclamation.

A- 1) The nation. In Washington, MLK was witnessed by more than 200,000 supporters, including supporters of all races, as well as major political and cultural figures. 2) He spoke to everyone-those fighting to break down racial barriers, as well as those trying to maintain them.

M- Speech (outside venue)